Dr. Rich Snow was awarded a University Fellowship to Indiana State University and completed his PhD in Physical Geography in 1999. He spent two years working as a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Specialist before being employed by Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach. He is a tenured full professor teaching meteorology, climatology, and GIS. He and his wife, Dr. Mary Snow, recently co-authored a textbook published by Prentice-Hall entitled Climatology: An Atmospheric Science.